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Taliban have not arrived at the toilets
(New York state of mind)

A Toilet Stop in Times Sq.? Just Ask to Be Buzzed In
By EDDY RAMÍREZ

One of those waiting in line was Sarah Floyd, 72, a tourist from Silver Lake, Calif. Fresh from the Statue of Liberty, she had hunted unsuccessfully for a bathroom at a station in Lower Manhattan before hopping on a train to Times Square. There, she stumbled upon the bathrooms, located inside the turnstiles, near the elevators and an exit to 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue.

"They're a godsend," she said. "I was searching and searching."

Ms. Torres let her in shortly afterward. Ms. Torres also enforces the rules that govern use. Some are common-sense rules; others may seem slightly bizarre. Among them: a five-minute time limit - any longer and Ms. Torres calls through the intercom to announce that time has expired. Smoking, sleeping and "lying down in a makeshift encampment" are prohibited, as is gambling, according to the posted signs. They are open all but a few hours a day.

"On my watch, everybody behaves," Ms. Torres said as she inspected the bathrooms for any suspicious packages left behind. "So far, the Taliban have not arrived at the toilets."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/22/nyregion/22restrooms.html